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mo·tor·man

(mō′tər-mən)

1. The driver of an electrically powered streetcar, locomotive, or subway train.

2. One who is responsible for maintaining engines, pumps, and other machinery in an oil drilling operation.

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motorman

(ˈməʊtəmən)

n, pl -men

1. (Railways) the driver of an electric train

2. (Mechanical Engineering) the operator of a motor

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mo•tor•man

(ˈmoʊ tər mən)

n., pl. -men.

1. a person who drives an electrically operated vehicle, as a streetcar or subway train.

2. a person who operates a motor.

[1885–90, Amer.]

usage: See -man.

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motorman - the operator of streetcar

manipulator, operator - an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"

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motorman

[ˈməʊtəmən] N (motormen (pl)) N (US) → conductor m de locomotora eléctrica, maquinista m

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motorman

[ˈməʊtəˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) (Am) (of electric train) → macchinista m

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The Motormen have been handed a tough test at Fleetwood Town in the third qualifying round today.

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The Motormen started brightly with some neat football but failed to find the target.